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19-year-old man dies in Westbrook collision: State Police

The driver, Nathaniel Appell of Westbrook suffered fatal injuries after striking a tree on Old Clinton Rd.

Credit: AP

FILE - Members of the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Unit on scene where two police officers were killed, Oct. 13, 2022, in Bristol, Conn. Hundreds of Connecticut state police troopers falsified information on at least 26,000 traffic stops from 2014 to 2021, skewing reports on the race and ethnicity of pulled-over motorists, according to an audit released Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

WESTBROOK, Conn. — A 19-year-old man has died after crashing into a tree in Westbrook early Tuesday morning.

Connecticut State Police said Troop F responded at 12:21 a.m. to the scene of a motor vehicle crash in the area of 670 Old Clinton Rd. For an unknown reason, a 2002 Honda Accord left the road and hit a tree.

The driver, Nathaniel Appell, 19, of Westbrook suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene.

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The case remains active and under investigation.

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